''Emblemaria piratula'', the pirate blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in

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s in the western central

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ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. It is also found in the

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trade.

References

* Ginsburg, I. 1942 (15 Dec.) ''Seven new American fishes.'' Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 32 (no. 12): 364–370. piratula Fauna of the Southeastern United States Fish of the Gulf of Mexico Fish described in 1942 Taxa named by Isaac Ginsburg Taxa named by Earl Desmond Reid {{Chaenopsidae-stub